Factory & Manufacturing
Work & business · 69 words
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- apprentice/əˈpɹɛntɪs/noun · B2+A young person taken on by a skilled tradesman in order to learn the craft over a set number of years.
- assembly line/əˈsɛmbli laɪːn/noun · B2A line of workers each adding one part in turn.
- automation/ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/noun · B2+Machines taking over work people once did by hand.
- batch/bæt͡ʃ/noun · B2One group of things made together at the same time.
- bottlenecknoun · B2+The point where a process is slowed by one stage.
- calibration/ˌkæl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/noun · B2+Setting an instrument so it reads correctly.
- capacity/kəˈpæsɪti/noun · B2How much work a person or team can actually take.
- casting/ˈkæstɪŋ/noun · C1An object made by pouring metal into a shaped hollow.
- component/kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/noun · B2+One of the pieces a machine is built from.
- conveyor beltphrase · B2The moving loop where you wait for your suitcase to appear.
- crate/kɹeɪt/noun · B1+A strong open box for carrying goods.
- defect/ˈdiːfɛkt/noun · B2A flaw present from the moment it was made.
- die/daɪ/verb · A1To stop living.
- downtime/ˈdaʊntaɪm/noun · B2+Time when nothing is being done or produced.
- ear defendersnoun · B2Padded cups that keep loud machine noise out.
- extrusionnoun · C2Material pushed through a shaped opening to form a length.
- factory/ˈfæk.tə.ɹi/noun · A2+The big building where machines and people make products.
- foreman/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/noun · B2The worker in charge of the others on a building site.
- forgingnoun · C1Metal shaped by hammering while hot.
- forklift/ˈfɔɹklɪft/noun · B2A small truck with prongs that lifts pallets.
- foundry/ˈfaʊn.dɹi/noun · C1A works where metal is melted and poured into moulds.
- hard hatnoun · B1A rigid helmet worn where things might fall.
- industrial/ɪnˈdʌs.tɹi.əl/adjective · B2To do with factories and manufacturing.
- injection mouldingnoun · C1Forcing molten plastic into a shaped cavity.
- inspection linenoun · B2The stage where finished goods are examined.
- inventory/ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/noun · B2The complete counted list of goods a business holds.
- jig/d͡ʒɪɡ/noun · C1A device that holds work in exactly the right place.
- just in timephrase · C1Delivering parts only as they are needed.
- lathe/leɪð/noun · C1A machine that turns work against a cutting tool.
- lead timenoun · B2How long it takes from ordering to receiving.
- loading baynoun · B2Where lorries are loaded and unloaded.
- lot numbernoun · B2The code identifying which batch an item came from.
- machiningnoun · C1Shaping metal by cutting it on a machine.
- mill/mɪl/verb · B1To grind grain into flour.
- milling machinenoun · C1A machine that cuts metal with a rotating tool.
- mould/məʊld/noun · B1+Fuzzy growth that appears on damp surfaces and old food.
- night shiftnoun · B1The stretch of work done through the night.
- operative/ˈɒpəɹətɪv/noun · C1A worker who operates a machine.
- output targetnoun · B2The number of items a plant aims to make.
- overtime/ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/noun · B2Extra hours you work after the normal day ends.
- pallet/ˈpælɪt/noun · B2+The wooden platform loads are stacked on for forklifts.
- pieceworknoun · C1Work paid by the number of items finished.
- plant/plɑːnt/noun · A1Any living thing that grows from the earth toward the light.
- press/pɹɛs/noun · B1All the newspapers and journalists, spoken of as one force.
- production linenoun · B2The arrangement by which goods are made in sequence.
- protective gearnoun · B2Clothing and equipment worn to prevent injury.
- quality controlnoun · B2Checking that goods meet the required standard.
- quota/ˈkwəʊ.tə/noun · C1The fixed amount you must reach or may not pass.
- raw material/ˌɹɔː.məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/noun · B2The basic substance a thing is manufactured from.
- refinery/rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/noun · B2+A plant that purifies oil or sugar.
- reject/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/verb · B1+To refuse to accept something offered.
- rework/ˈɹiːwɜː(ɹ)k/noun · C1Putting right an item that failed inspection.
- riveting/ˈrɪvɪtɪŋ/noun · C1Joining metal with short pins hammered flat.
- robotic armnoun · B2A programmed mechanical limb that does repeated work.
- safety guardnoun · B2A barrier that keeps hands out of moving parts.
- scrap/ˈskɹæp/noun · B2A small leftover piece of something bigger.
- shift/ˈʃɪft/noun · B1The block of hours you work — days one week, maybe nights the next.
- soldering/ˈsɑdəɹɪŋ/noun · B2+Joining metal with a lower-melting alloy.
- specification sheetnoun · B2The document stating exactly what is required.
- stamping/ˈstæmpɪŋ/noun · C1Pressing shapes out of sheet metal.
- subassemblynoun · C2A group of parts put together before final building.
- supervisor/ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə(ɹ)/noun · C1The person directly in charge of your daily work.
- throughput/ˈθɹuː.pʊt/noun · C1How much passes through a process in a given time.
- tolerance/ˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/noun · C1Accepting people and views unlike your own.
- toolingnoun · C2The dies and jigs a process needs.
- traceability/ˌtɹeɪsəˈbɪlɪti/noun · C1Being able to track where every part came from.
- warehouse/ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/noun · B2A big building where goods are stored before they are sold.
- welding/ˈwɛldɪŋ/noun · B2+Joining metal by melting the edges together.
- workshop floornoun · B2The area where the actual making is done.